Have gone into this subject on many occasions in different threads and thanks Margaret, pulled that article down from your post on the other thread.
I have taken it into work for ammunition because I think the ladies I work with believe I make a fuss about nothing. Oh yes, and some of the aftershaves too gentlemen. My son sometimes wears one called Fahrenheit and have told him is b .. awful, but replies "Well, the ladies seem to appreciate it" ! No answer to that one, is there ?
It is really difficult, because even though my complaint is taken in good spirits, it is taken as a personal criticism to their choice in perfume.
Now I like perfumes, but some are so pungent it makes some of my working days unbearable. Within ten minutes of one of them walking into the office wearing one of these offensive perfumes, symptoms develop .. initially sneezing, then coughing, feeling so sick my stomach literally turns, can literally taste, smell on my cloths, flu symptoms, the list appears to be endless. Then within an hour of leaving the office, these symptoms have disappeared... can't wait to grab a fag ..
They have the habit of reapplying at lunch time too ...
Don't even mention those dangly tree things in cars either .. particularly Vanilla. Someone used to put one in a pool car at work, which I used now and then for business trips .. immediately goes in the bin. One particular occasion only got to the railway bridge at Church and had to pull over because thought I might vomit in the car. Overcame it, but had to drive for a few hours with all the windows open !
Yes, I am with you on this Margaret.